After work on Monday last week I went to Brooklyn Bowl to hear some music, and I saw Brooklyn gutter rock band "Jangula" for the first time. This was the one band among the four that really stood out that evening, and largely due to its unique and outside the box arrangements.
The unusual keys instrument also stood out, which is the segue from the previous blog about Left Of Logic. Daniel Townsend plays the keys in Left Of Logic. The instrument is held by a strap over his shoulder with the keyboard itself being horizontal in front of him. The keys in Jangula are a much smaller instrument, not suspended by a strap, but just held closely by Johnny Jewel in his left arm while he plays with his right.
The instrument is a Q-chord. I see Q-chords once in a while, but not too often. Other bands that use Q-chords have them lying flat on stands rather than being hand held. From Jangula's Facebook page ::: "Their featured instrument is a Q-Chord, a touch-pad based synthesizer that projects a Legend of Zelda ice cavern mystery. Through this instrument combined with dynamic powerhouse drumming, dream-state guitar riffs and driving, serpent-like bass rhythms, Jangula is able to yield diverse sounds ... ".
A sample of the band's music is "Pachinko", which is playing right here on my blog page. This is from their 2010 album "Bird Risky". :::
Jangula has some interesting arrangements and harmonies, and dabbles in some unusual song structures. I definitely want to hear them again.
Jangula has two shows scheduled during the upcoming weeks: March 8th at The Collapsable Hole, and March 16th at The Cake Shop.
To visit Jangula on Facebook in the meantime, here is the click ::: Jangula (CLICK HERE)
This is train music.
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